DETROIT LAKES, Minn. - Five people escaped a large duplex fire early Tuesday morning with two suffering injuries. A 5-month-old white Lab is still missing.
Firefighters responded to the call at 4:40 a.m. and found the house on County Highway 29 near Cotton Lake engulfed, Fire Chief Dave Baer said.
"Everyone got out, but we were very close to having a fatality there," he said.
The fire was apparently caused by some electrical wires in the basement apartment's ceiling, Baer said, citing an initial investigation.
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